Press centre

24 January 2023

As the pace of urbanization quickens in Asia-Pacific, so too does the threat of urban food insecurity – UN agencies report

17 January 2023

Investment in children’s development in early years is the foundation for sustained economic development: RIS-UNICEF

Children sit beside a pond of contaminated flood water near Zangi Brohi Village, Dadu District, Sindh.

News note

17 January 2023

UNICEF: Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying

13 January 2023

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s contribution of US$188 million to support COVID-19 response and health systems strengthening

10 January 2023

Three children or youth died every minute in South Asia in 2021 – UN report

children stand in front of a pool of stagnant flood water

Statement

09 January 2023

Historic flooding in Pakistan is a reminder that governments and partners must put children at the centre of efforts to build resiliency

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